Famous Quotes & Sayings

We were able to pull some really nice switches, play the ball wide, open up some space in the middle. It worked really well.

We were able to move the ball around and our guards played their best game of the year.

We were able to match up well with them, but we just didn't take care of the basketball. You aren't going to win too many games when you turn the ball over that many times.

Craig Jones

We were able to manufacture some runs late. We hit the ball hard early, but it was right at 'em and they made some good plays to get us out.

We were able to hang around in the first half. But in the second half they came out and shot the ball extremely well. Then they started going inside to Lucy and, well, she's hard to handle.

Rafer Alston

We were able to get Yao the ball any time.

We definitely hit the ball well in that second game.

We definitely hit the ball hard. A lot of people hit the ball hard throughout the lineup. We did a lot better job at the plate.

We definitely have our own style. We play our own brand of small ball and we have been tough to stop.

We definitely had chance after chance. But then we'd turn the ball over or miss an easy basket.

We depend on hustle and keeping the ball in play. I thought they did a good job doing that.

We definitely want to get the ball inside, whether it's to 'Kat' or Taylor (Deal). Bunker Hill did a good job the first half of pinching down on them, but our guards got the ball to them in the second half.

We definitely look to get the ball inside to our post players. We look to them to score a lot.

We don't have tremendous offense, but our starters have been trying to keep us in the ball game.

We didn't change speeds much late in the game. We let him go after people. He threw strikes and we hit the ball really well.

We didn't shoot the ball well, I know that, but at the same time, we know we have to play defense. That's the one thing that has been instilled in our program over the years. If we don't shoot the ball well, we knows that happens. We try not to get frustrated. We just try to play great defense on the other end.

We didn't really play doubles the way we know how. We were out there just hitting balls at certain points, not really trying to utilize our strategy. We need to learn to stick with what is working in a match until the opposition proves that those methods aren't working. That's something we really need to get after in practice.

We didn't really help (Capuano) on offense. He was giving us pitches to hit; we just hit them right at people and were trying to pull the ball a little too much.

Russell Branyan

Yeah, but still, this is the big leagues. I've got no excuses. ... I haven't been on that dirt in a while. It makes it tough reading balls off the bat. I still should make that play. I'm a lot better player than that.

We played well I was real pleased. Danielle had an excellent game, a real solid game. Won a lot of balls and got our offense going.

This World Series isn't about crowning a champion. I think the kids will remember this as a life experience, ... Not everyone that plays baseball gets the chance to play in a big-league ballpark, but these kids get a feel for what it's like to play in Wrigley Field, what it's like to hit a ball off the Green Monster, how it feels to play at Camden Yards.

Those were the first two balls ever hit to me. It's cool. It's different. I never played outfield before.

We need to keep doing this at the very least, ... At least you're keeping yourself in the ballgame this way. You have to do this as long as you see you're in a decline.

We need to improve on the little things, definitely our defense. We're not a team that's going to hit three-run home runs to win games. We have to field the ball and move runners over.

We could never sustain anything. We just weren't ready to play. I wish I could explain it, because we haven't been ready in a lot of games lately. They were more focused, and the ball was falling for them.

We could never get it under 10 points. With those guys shooting the ball like they were, there was no way to get any closer than that.

We could have used some of those in that second half. I was happy with the way we were moving the ball and looking for the open shot. We were getting the good looks and finishing.

We could have thrown the ball in the second half ... but if you can't stop the other team you can't give them any extra snaps. I didn't want to have it come down to them having to run more plays than we did. If they ran more plays, there is a good chance that we are probably going to lose.

We could have made a routine play on a foul ball and been out of the inning and the next batter up hits a grand slam.

Jason Giambi

We could have easily had the momentum swing and just got swept, especially with Brad Radke on the mound. He's been throwing the ball (well). We could have easily turned this into a disaster.

We can't have a quarterback fumble the ball three times and expect to beat anybody. You don't fumble a football, that's the bottom line. But I'm going to give him a lot of credit for making some great throws too, doing some great things.

We can't have any period, in any game. We can't turn the ball over.

Mike Williams

We can't give people easy touchdowns and can't give the ball away.